Pratiksha Apurv

Sometimes we don’t believe what can be seen through our habitual eyes, and look for inner strength to show us the light for invisible. Colors symbolize the hidden alphabets and represent them in the form of divine. Encountering someone who has a bag full of colors and strokes of god's blessings is very exceptional scene in the art arena these days.

On the 1st Feb. 2007, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on his way to formally inaugurate a painting exhibition, but the moment he entered the hall he immersed in the spirituality and energy of meditation. It was the solo show of Spiritual Odyssey, a painting exhibition of Pratiksha Apurv.

Niece and disciple of great-enlightened master OSHO, Pratiksha initiated herself in Sanyaas at the very tender age of 11 yrs. Before entering into art arena Pratiksha was a successful fashion designer with the client list of India’s who’s who. She believes in her identity and divine power more than any other worldly formation and jargon, she finds the colors in a moment devoted to almighty and she dedicate it to the moment.

Ms.Pratiksha clearly defines the essence of being deep into art. Her strokes on canvas feel like rhythm of divine dance on the horizon.

‘I don’t know how to define the technicalities and process, as I’m not much aware about cuts and other art theories. I just love to paint whatever strong thoughts I get in my mind.’’ She says.

Vajpayee congratulated Pratiksha for painting spiritual journey of meditator on the canvas. “Pratiksha, I would like to bow to you. I was not aware of your talent and did not know of the quantum of work that you have created. Your creations are thought provoking. Please continue your search (Sadhna).” He said.

In her Second series of Spiritual odyssey exhibition at NCPA mumbai, Pratiksha painted the Osho’s wisdom on Canvas, which were widely accolades by art connoisseurs. Nita Ambani, President, Dhiru Bhai Ambani foundation, who inaugurated the exhibition, was all praise for Pratiksha, who she said is multi-talented. “ I feel honored to be here. All your paintings has spiritual fragrance and you seem to be surrounded by spirituality yourself.” She said to Pratiksha.

In her recent exhibition at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Pratiksha launched her Upanishad Collections. Former national Security advisor Shri Brajesh Mishra inaugurated the show. Mishra said,”Pratiksha is depicting the life philosophy on the canvas and challenging the world to understand it.”

She is the first artist, whose effort seems to be the collective document of experiential spiritual paintings. With her, moments in meditation and deep experience of silence can be felt in the collection expressed through the depth of colors and a close-knit relationship between creator and structure.

She seems to be longing for the waves, to create her own space. In her painting Seeking, she is showing us a door to eternity, on the vast inner universe. This particular painting indicates a perimeter that surprises us with the theme and color combination.

Just one glance at her painting titled “Ultimate Truth”, reveals a life beyond any superficial modeling of colors. It’s wonderful to see a lucid channel to lighting and shadow effect with a clear touch of saturation. This particular creation portrays the artistic relations as combining beauties of form and color that together made up a pictorial effect. Life has always been portrayed in two forms- spiritual and material. Its up to an individual which path he would like to walk along. Pratiksha believes in middle path, which teaches us importance of balancing in daily lives. According to her,” It’s important to live with inner and outer world. Material and spiritual can co-exist through meditation.”

The variable use of colors depicts the soaring peaks with real knowledge and affection with some space and sense of serenity. She brings alive even the desert hills with her touch. Here the character, a meditator is melting in, her own existence.

As she says,” nature touches all of us with its innocent beauty. We need to open our heart, our inner door of life to see how beautiful a moment of meditation could be.”

For her, various stages of meditation are precious moments devoted to subsistence not to some technical configuration, which provides inbred depiction of objects in their firmness. Brilliant use of colors with the touches of texture is thrown upon the canvas that shows, life and truth are in them, and at the proper space to rejoice alone. Her paintings combine to give outer world a theme, a shower of spiritual colors, a depth of sky and the strength of Divine.

While painting shlokas of Upanishad (Ancient Indian Scripture) Pratiksha knew, how to bring life into this simple arrangement of Sanskrit words without disconcerting its chanting qualities. She also knew how to turn the traditional poem of the Vedic sages and saints into real and living beings through meditative energy. In most of her work she did not even sacrifice the variety and individuality of real life. Through precise touch of brush strokes and use of vibrant colors, she brings a completely new dimension in the spiritual art.

She has tried to define the journey of human existence and its ultimate goal through her paintings, where lines do not merely limit a facade but touch the shape and model it by their very direction and comparative energy, which need no analysis of life. Pratiksha says, “ Each of my painting is an effort to express the inexpressible and to offer a glimpse of ‘what is’ to any potential seeker regardless of their conforming to any stream of religion or path.”

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